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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Lugova Str., near the school, in the center of Chuykivska village, Shostky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1958
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
sculptor A. Shatalov, architect Voropai
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
warrior sculpture - 3.5 m, pedestal - 1.82 m, stele - 1.89 x 2.7 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
Artistic approach :
synthesis
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
memorial inscription surnames of the dead
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
Honoring the culture of war victims, including memorialization
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Yampil village council
Institution’s website :
https://yampil-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
In 1958, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed in the same year. There is a board with an inscription on the concrete pedestal. In 1978, 2 reinforced concrete slabs with 6 granite memorial boards were installed on both sides of the sculpture, on which 216 surnames of compatriots who died during the Second World War and inscriptions were engraved.